Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The discovery was made in ...

Living on Mars, humans would experience just 38% the gravity of Earth and would be exposed to much more radiation. These two differences alone could drive a host of evolutionary adaptations. First off ...

Scientists say the dream of settling the Red Planet comes with major health risks that we are only beginning to understand.

South African theoretical physicist Dr Adriana Marais is soft-spoken and reserved. Still, she is quietly revolutionising ...

As global warming continues and space technology improves, there is more and more talk about the growing possibility of a sci-fi future in which humans become a multiplanetary species. Specifically, ...

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the Egyptians called ...